VMS/IRAF Installation and Site Manager's Guide

ABSTRACT

This document describes how to install or update the VMS version of the portable IRAF system (Image Reduction and Analysis Facility). Installation instructions as well as procedures for improving performance, minimizing disk and memory usage, configuring the system for the local site, and interfacing local devices are given.

Contents

Introduction
Installing VMS/IRAF

Prepare the root IRAF directory
If updating an existing IRAF installation...
If installing IRAF for the first time...

Read in the distribution files
Installing from a network distribution
Installing from tape
Merge local revisions back into the new system

Edit the system configuration files
[IRAF.VMS.HLIB]IRAFUSER.COM
[IRAF.VMS.HLIB]INSTALL.COM
[IRAF.VMS.HLIB.LIBC]IRAF.H

Complete the initial system configuration

Testing a Newly Installed or Updated System

Configuring the IRAF account

Configuring the IRAF Environment

[IRAF.VMS.HLIB]ZZSETENV.DEF
The template LOGIN.CL

Configuring the Device and Networking Files

[IRAF.DEV]TAPECAP
[IRAF.DEV]DEVICES
The DEVICES.HLP file
[IRAF.DEV]TERMCAP
[IRAF.DEV]GRAPHCAP
[IRAF.DEV]HOSTS, UHOSTS, and IRAFHOSTS

Vector Graphics and Image Display using X Windows

Xterm
SAOimage

Additional System Configuration Issues

New networking driver

DECNET networking
Proxy logins
Configuring a VMS host as a TCP/IP server
Network security alarms

New magtape driver

Allocation
Density
Status output logging
Using tape drives over the network

Configuring user accounts for IRAF
VMS quotas and privileges required to run IRAF
Interfacing new graphics devices

Graphics terminals
Graphics plotters
Image display devices

Tuning Considerations

Stripping the system to reduce disk consumption
Installing executable images
Rendering large runtime files contiguous
Precompiling TERMCAP and GRAPHCAP entries

Software Management

Shared libraries
Layered software support
Software management tools
Modifying and updating a package
Installing and maintaining layered software
Configuring a custom LOCAL package
Updating the full IRAF system

The BOOTSTRAP
Updating the system libraries
Relinking the IRAF shared library
Relinking the main IRAF system

Miscellaneous Notes
Appendix A.
Private TMP and IMDIR Directories